Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Juventus
Match Time & Date:
07/04/2024
20:45
Prediction: 1-0
Fiorentina
Juventus will be aiming to put an end to their four-game winless run in the Serie A when they take on Fiorentina on Sunday evening. The Bianconeri failed to impress in a 1-0 loss to Lazio at Stadio Olimpico, but the good news for Massimiliano Allegri is that key attacker Dusan Vlahovic is back from suspension. His compatriot Filip Kostic faces race against the clock to be fit for the Fiorentina game.
The Viola, on the other hand, aim to recover from a 2-1 loss to Milan, but given their negative record at Allianz Stadium, home win should be considered. It has to be noted that Juventus emerged triumphant in 11 of the previous 12 meetings with Fiorentina in Turin. As for the visiting side, Nicolas Gonzalez is widely expected to return to the starting line-up, while experienced midfielder Giacomo Bonaventura returns from suspension.
Highlighted Player (Weston McKennie):
After starting his youth career at FC Dallas, Weston McKennie moved to Germany in the summer of 2016, signing a contract with Bundesliga side Schalke 04. The American footballer made his Bundesliga debut on May 20, 2017, coming as a substitute in the 77th minute of the match.
The talented midfielder scored his first goal in the German elite division on August 6, 2018 in a 2-0 win at Fortuna Dusseldorf. Speaking of his international career, the Schalke footballer made his debut with United States of America on November 14, 2017 in a friendly against Portugal, finding the net on his debut.
Weston McKennie has two caps for the USA U20 team as well. His main position is central midfield, but he used as both defensive and attacking midfielder as well. The USA international was born in Fort Lewis, Washington on August 28, 1998. His preferred foot is right.
Highlighted Team (Fiorentina):
AC Fiorentina was founded on 29th of August in 1926 after a fusion between Libertas and CS Firenze. Currently Fiorentina is playing his home games in the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence which can accommodate 47282 supporters. The stadium was build in 1931 by Pier Luigi Nervi. De first prize ever won by Fiorentina was the CoppaItalia in the season of 1939/1940. The first Scudetto (name for the Serie A title) was in 1955/1956. One of the most important players in that season was the Brazilian Juninho. In 1996 he was rewarded as the best player in club history.
One year later Fiorentina lost the semi finals in the European Cup 1 against Real Madrid. During that period of time Fiorentina won the Europan Cup 2 against Glasgow Rangers and the Coppa Italia as well. In total Fiorentina won the league title twice.
Important football players that played for Fiorentina are: Batistuta, Baggio, Effenberg, Laudrup, Mijatovic and Rui Costa.
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